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FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN ’51 REVISITED!
THE VILLAGE Club was enthralled by Valerie Stevens comprehensive talk about the Festival of Britain ’51 – bringing back memories for some and opening a new perspective for others. The fantastic thing is that it took 3 years to go from planning, on a
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BREAKING NEWS: School crossing patrols are saved
LOLLIPOP campaigners are celebrating after Dorset County Council agreed to save dozens of school crossings. Cabinet members today agreed to save 50 crossing patrols and axe only 10. But they overruled a recommendation by the council’
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It’s soon time for Yuletide joy
THIS year’s Bridport Christmas Festival is on Wednesday, December 7 starting at 6pm. As usual the event will take place in Bucky Doo and surrounding streets and the Bridport Arts Centre. As well as the many craft and charity stalls there is also the
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Your vote can help community charity
A WEST Dorset charity is banking on the community’s support to help more local families in need. Home Start West Dorset is hoping to secure funds from NatWest’s CommunityForce programme in an online vote. The charity, based in Poundbury, offers support
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Youngsters go football crazy in Chickerell
YOUNGSTERS in Chickerell are going football crazy with a fun-packed fundraising event. Youfirst, the young people’s forum for Chickerell, is laying on a football-themed fun day for boys and girls aged five to eleven years old on Saturday October 8.
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Weymouth Tower 'will boost trade'
BUSINESS owners have been told that Weymouth’s new tower attraction will help to boost trade in the resort. Work is due to start on the site of the Weymouth Tower at the Pavilion in three months. Once the groundwork is completed the tower will start
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Robbers punch victim in Wareham
A MAN was punched in the face when two robbers took his money and mobile phone, police said. Residents woke to see a wooded area close to Wareham train station taped off and police crime scene investigators on the scene. A Dorset Police spokesman said
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A picture of wildlife on Piddlehinton green
THE wildlife of a Dorset village has been given a boost with a new information board. Trustees at Piddlehinton Millennium Green have put up a new board on the green to tell visitors about the birds, animals and insects that live there.
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Motorbiker hit by deer in A35 crash
A BIKER was knocked unconscious when he hit a deer on the A35. The road was closed in both directions causing rush-hour traffic chaos yesterday morning. The Wareham man was travelling towards Poole when he came off his motorcycle and
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Supper for Shelterbox
SHELTERBOX, based in Helston, Cornwall, will be the charity to benefit from the St Peter’s Harvest Supper, due to take place at 6.30 for 7pm on Saturday, 15 October, so it was marvellous to have one of their volunteers, Tony, come to talk to the congregation
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'Come and have a go' day at Weymouth College
COME and have a go at mini-courses in acting, beat boxing, beginner’s car maintenance, UFOs and conspiracy theories and much more. That’s the message from Weymouth College which is running two days of taster sessions at the cost of £5 for two mini-courses
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Jetskiers 'putting people in danger' off Dorset coast
CALLS have been made for jetskis to be banned from swimming areas after a snorkeler was almost killed. Coastguards said the ‘near fatality’ reported in Newton’s Cove was one of a number of calls they received around Weymouth in the same day and witnesses
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BREAKING NEWS: Wagamama restaurant to create 50 jobs in Dorchester
WAGAMAMA, the award-winning Japanese inspired restaurant, is to open at Dorchester’s Brewery Square, creating 50 new jobs. Occupying 3,095 sq ft in the listed Bonded Stores building, with a dining terrace overlooking the Brewery Square fountains
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Games will be a 'huge challenge' says Dorset Police chief
POLICING the sailing event for the 2012 Olympic Games will be the biggest challenge Dorset Police has ever faced. This is the view of Chief Constable Martin Baker speaking 10 months before Weymouth and Portland welcomes 380 competitors from
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Arnold Wesker's The Kitchen screened live in Dorchester and Bridport
IT’S 1950s London and in the kitchen of an enormous West End restaurant, the orders are piling up – a post-war feast of soup, fish, cutlets, omelettes and fruit flans. This is Arnold Wesker’s play The Kitchen, which is being screened live from the
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Sirens too much
Oh how I agree with the point made about sirens in Weymouth in the Dorset Echo letters page “Town alive with sound of sirens” (Oct 5). If you think it’s bad at Littlemoor, try living in Westham. I don’t understand why. It never used to be like this
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Let Weymouth Tourist Information Centre return to seafront
Last year well over 2,000 people signed a petition to abort the move of the tourism office from Weymouth seafront to the Pavilion. The move means the centre is now half a mile further away when approaching from Bowleaze direction and was made
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Shelters hot up
Weymouth’s bus shelters have been causing something of a stir recently over claims that new technological elements of them make excessive amounts of noise. These shelters, we were told by DCC earlier this year, would bring the bus infrastructure into
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Council cash wasted
Why, oh why can’t they leave the Causeway alone? Don’t they think we suffered enough with queues on and off the island? Why didn’t they do this work at the same time? When are they going to repair the roads on Portland instead of wasting money on Olympic
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Police still looking for information on missing Weymouth man
Police are still appealing for information about missing Weymouth man Nicholas Crocker. A Dorset Police spokesman said Mr Crocker’s family were disappointed that their public plea for information last week had not resulted in information but
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BREAKING NEWS: Bomb Squad blow up explosive device found in lay-by
THE bomb squad today detonated an explosive device discovered in a lay-by. Dorset Police received a report that a large boulder with a drill hole and wires had been discovered at a layby off the A352 heading to Hethfelton Woods near Wareham
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Final attempt to raise £10,000 for East Africa Famine appeal
THE Dorset Echo is making one last push to raise £10,000 for the East Africa Famine appeal. So far kind-hearted readers have already donated an outstanding £9,782 which has been sent to the charity for frontline work. Now the Echo is asking readers
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Weekly insight: triple gold medallist Ben Ainslie
SKANDIA Team GBR is the British Sailing Team in the Olympic and Paralympic classes. The team consists of the performance squad and development and transitional squads, which jointly total around 70 sailors. The sailors train and compete across 10 Olympic
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Two rescued from burning building in Weymouth
TWO people were rescued from a burning building in the early hours of this morning. They were led to safety by firefighters who were called to the blaze in East Street, Weymouth at 12.02am today. Three fire engines from Weymouth and
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Vickers may have to trim Magpies' squad
BOSS Ashley Vickers lives to fight another day but may be forced to trim his squad to help balance the books at the Avenue Stadium. The county town chief has received the full backing of chairman Shaun Hearn in the wake of four straight defeats
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Gerring banned by Weymouth
BEN Gerring’s future at the Bob Lucas Stadium is in doubt after receiving a club suspension. The defender’s position at the Terras was immediately called into question following last Saturday’s ugly scenes in the 3-3 draw with Hungerford Town in the
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Terras produce Bulpit brilliance
HUNGERFORD TOWN 1 Hopper 17 WEYMOUTH 3 Byerley 11, Groves 20, 85 GOALS from Warren Byerley and Matt Groves saw Weymouth pull off a stunning victory at Bulpit Lane last night in the second qualifying round of the FA Cup.
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Bridport progress in Senior Cup
BRIDPORT 4 SHAFTESBURY 0 BRIDPORT set up a date with Toolstation Western Premier Division rivals Sherborne Town in the next round of the Dorset Senior Cup after last night overcoming lower-league Shaftesbury. The visitors may be struggling in the
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Tonic for Terras after deduction
TINTINHULL 1 WEYMOUTH RESERVERS 3 WEYMOUTH Reserves responded to a six-point deduction in the best possible manner – earning victory at mid-table Tintinhull. The Terras have been punished on two separate accounts, one for fielding an ineligible player
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Floyd exits Weymouth Sports after Magpies show
WEYMOUTH SPORTS 4 BLANDFORD UNITED RESERVES 0 STEVE Alcock was left with mixed emotions after being forced to don the gloves in his side’s victory over Blandford United Reserves at Cranford Avenue. On the one hand, the Weymouth Sports’ manager was
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Dorchester court duo dominant once again
SARAH Skidmore and Tim Button were yet again the dominant forces at Dorchester Tennis & Squash Club’s annual tournament. The pair each won two tournaments in the main events, meaning they shared the coveted Rod Skidmore Cup for a second year. This cup
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Weather to dictate return of Cue Card
COLIN Tizzard will only consider giving Cue Card his debut over fences at Chepstow on Saturday if the ground eases. The 2010 Cheltenham Festival bumper hero and Grade Two hurdle winner is ready to switch to the bigger obstacles. As a result, the Dorset
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Weymouth Wildcats on track in Somerset
THE nomadic Weymouth Wildcats will take part in a six-heat second-half event at Somerset Speedway on Friday night. The Wildcats and the Exeter Falcons will take to the track after the Rebels’ Premier League fixture against Glasgow Tigers and will no
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Moby’s share the spoils with Piddle
WEYSPORTS Netball Club took on Piddle Inn in a double-headed clash which ended with honours even. Moby Dick’s A faced Sticklands, whilst the B string lined up against SGM Hair. Moby B fielded a changed team, as players returned from
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On track for cycle speedway
WEYSPORTS is stepping up its efforts to bring cycle speedway back to Weymouth and has now been given the all-clear to start promoting the sport locally. All schools in the area will soon be contacted with a view to attracting more children to the sport
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Olympic double for Middle School
OLYMPIC fever gripped Dorchester Middle School as weightlifter Michaela Breeze and triple-jumper Julian Golley came to town. Breeze, who has competed at the last two Olympics in Athens and Beijing, as well as winning silver in last year’s Commonwealth
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Island News
THIS report is being sent from the Fiji Islands, where we are continuing with our work to help disadvantaged children. We’re pleased to say that there have been no natural disasters on this trip so far. We trust that this will remain the case for the
